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Diwan pavilion earns international awards 2023-10-19
Posted October 19th, 2023 by librarian-hdThe Diwan at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden, a year-round pavilion and event space, has won two international awards for its design.
The Diwan has been awarded a 2023 International Architecture Award in the category of Exposition Centres, and a gold certification in the category of Public Building / Cultural Building from Grand Prix Du Design.
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Recalling Paradise: The Aga Khan Garden and The Diwan, Devon, Alberta 2023-009-01
Posted September 5th, 2023 by librarian-hdPROJECT The Aga Khan Garden and The Diwan, University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (Aga Khan Garden) Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
ARCHITECTS (Diwan) AXIA Design Associates (Design Architects), Arriz + Co. (Architectural & Interior Design), and Kasian Architecture, Interior Design, and Planning (Executive Architects)
TEXT David Down
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Just outside of Edmonton, the striking Diwan Pavilion of the Aga Khan Garden is a feat of Islamic architecture. 2023-06-26
Posted June 26th, 2023 by librarian-hdThe sweeping $5.5-million structure stands out, even in a garden modelled after paradise
The view from the Diwan Pavilion seems more suited to Utopia than Alberta. In a nearby courtyard, a sloping fountain pumps water through 12 stone water features flanked by wildflowers—its ultimate destination a placid pond surrounded by lush fruit trees. The setting is the 4.8-hectare Aga Khan Garden in the University of Alberta’s Botanic Garden. The pavilion presides over its easternmost edge.
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Unwind at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden – 2023 Season 2023-05-08
Posted May 9th, 2023 by librarian-hdThis spring weather calls for a walk in the garden. No garden? No problem! The University of Alberta Botanic Garden is now open for 2023 season.
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Remarks by Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the inauguration of the Diwan Pavilion at the Aga Khan Garden, Alberta 2022-09-28
Posted October 10th, 2022 by librarian-hdRemarks by Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the Inauguration of the Diwan Pavilion at the Aga Khan Garden, Edmonton, Alberta
(source: Video the.Ismaili)
September 28, 2022
May I begin by thanking you Premier Kenney for your warm hospitality in hosting us here today, and for your support of the initiatives of the Imamat and the Ismaili community over so many years. We are deeply grateful.
It is a privilege to be here with you today and to express on behalf of His Highness and the Ismaili community around the world our gratitude for our permanent friendship.
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Princess Zahra Aga Khan inaugurates Diwan Pavilion at Aga Khan Garden, Edmonton 2022-09-28
The Diwan Pavilion was celebrated in an inauguration ceremony Sept. 28, attended by Princess Zahra Aga Khan on behalf of her father, His Highness the Aga Khan. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Lieutenant Governor Salma Lakhani and U of A president Bill Flanagan were also in attendance.
Designed to be a warm, welcoming gathering place, the Diwan Pavilion is an integral part of the Aga Khan Garden, which opened in 2018 as a gift from the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary imam of the world's 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims.
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New pavilion completes Aga Khan Garden as Ismaili Muslims mark 50 years in Canada 2022-09-28
Posted October 10th, 2022 by librarian-hdAs Alberta’s Ismaili Muslim community commemorates five decades of history in Canada, many gathered at a ceremony Wednesday unveiling the final piece of the Aga Khan Garden.
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, gifted the $25-million garden to the University of Alberta and it opened four years ago in the U of A Botanic Garden southwest of Edmonton. The design also includes the Diwan, or pavilion, which was just recently finished, adding indoor gathering space. Additional donors funded construction of the Diwan to the tune of $5.5 million.
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Princess Zahra visited the Aga Khan Garden in Edmonton for the Diwan Opening 2022-09-28
Premier Jason Kenney of Alberta welcomes Princess Zahra Aga Khan to Alberta. Princess Zahra opened the Diwan Complex at the Aga Khan Garden in Edmonton
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Princess Zahra in Edmonton for the opening of the Diwan Pavilion at the Aga Khan Garden. 2022-09-28
Princess Zahra Aga Khan arrives in Edmonton for the opening of the Diwan Pavilion at the Aga Khan Garden.
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His Highness the Aga Khan tours the Aga Khan Garden, Alberta with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and landscape architect Thomas Woltz of Nelson Byrd Woltz, the firm that designed the garden Credit: Paul Swanson
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Salma Lakhani appointed Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, first Muslim in Canada to hold post 2020-07-01
Posted July 2nd, 2020 by librarian-hdCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Salma Lakjani was devoted to supporting people in her community, from new immigrants and young people, to women and families.
A community advocate and businessperson Salma Lakhani made history on Wednesday upon her appointment as the Lieutenant Governor of the province of Alberta, the first-ever Muslim with roots in the Indian subcontinent to occupy the post in Canada.
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Aga Khan Park at the Univeristy of Alberta Botanic Garden Edmonton
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New pavilion to be added to the Aga Khan Garden 2018-10-15
Posted October 16th, 2018 by librarian-hdThe University of Alberta is hoping to raise $4 million in order to build a new pavilion at the Aga Khan Garden.
On September 27, plans for the Aga Khan Garden Pavilion were outlined in a presentation at the General Faculties Council Facilities Development Committee. The pavilion will be a two-floor, 600 square metre, multipurpose gathering space that will support the University of Alberta Botanic Garden’s (UABG) activities. A completion date for the pavilion has not been set.
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His Highness the Aga Khan visits Alberta and British Columbia 2018-10-15
Posted October 16th, 2018 by librarian-hdMawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Edmonton today, accompanied by Prince Aly Muhammad, to begin a visit to Canada that will include the inauguration ceremony of the Aga Khan Garden in Edmonton as well as degree conferral ceremonies in Calgary and Vancouver.
Upon his arrival, Hazar Imam was greeted by AKDN Resident Representative for Canada Dr Mahmoud Eboo, President of the Ismaili Council for Canada Malik Talib, Vice-President of the Ismaili Council for Canada Karima Karmali, President of the Ismaili Council for Edmonton Zahra Somani and President of the Aga Khan University Firoz Rasul.
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Opinion: Aga Khan's contributions little-known, but significant 2018-05-09
Posted May 9th, 2018 by librarian-hds a banker and someone involved in the community, one of the ways I measure success is by taking a good hard look at results. Focus on what has been achieved, how have people been better served and how has community been fostered.
Over the years, I have served on many boards and been involved with dozens of community initiatives. I am grateful for the people I’ve met through this work. I have learned a lot from those who have challenged me and those who have offered me a differing perspective than my own.
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Gov't cuts put onus on volunteers-1998-08-26
Posted November 20th, 2009 by librarian-apThe work of volunteers is becoming more important as governments do less and less in society, says one of the leaders of an international development network.
Princess Zahra Aga Khan, 27, is the oldest of three children of the Aga Khan, the wealthy developer and financier who is spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims.
Princess Zahra works on social welfare, women's activities and youth programs supported by the Aga Khan Development Network, a 30-year-old group of private, non-denominational international development agencies.
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